Patrysfontein, Wellwood (Permian of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (32.0° S, 24.6° E: paleocoordinates 62.7° S, 28.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone other zone, Beaufort Group, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• "Daptocephalus zone" according to Sigogneau-Russell (1989), but other authors have listed this site as Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: RC: Rubidge Collection, Wellwood

Primary reference: D. S. Sigogneau-Russell. 1989. Theriodontia I: Phthinosuchia, Biarmosuchia, Eotitanosuchia, Gorgonopsia. Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology [R. Butler/R. Butler/R. Butler]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 176308: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 07.02.2016

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Taxonomic list

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Osteichthyes
 Therapsida -
Rubidgina angusticeps n. gen. n. sp.
Rubidgina angusticeps n. gen. n. sp. Broom 1942 therapsid
RC 55
 Therocephalia - Ictidosuchidae
Nanictidops kitchingi n. gen. n. sp.2
Nanictidops kitchingi n. gen. n. sp.2 Broom 1940 therapsid
Skull
 Therapsida - Gorgonopidae
"Rubidgea laticeps n. sp." = Rubidgea atrox2, "Alopecorhynchus rubidgei n. gen. n. sp." = Cyonosaurus kitchingi1
"Rubidgea laticeps n. sp." = Rubidgea atrox2 Broom 1938 therapsid
RC 33, flattened and incomplete skull
"Alopecorhynchus rubidgei n. gen. n. sp." = Cyonosaurus kitchingi1 Broom 1948 therapsid
RC 51, flattened and fractured skull
1Brink and Kitching 1953; 2Broom 1940